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Old 02-08-2007 | 10:32 PM
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Default RE: Ground effect on a Bipe

BTW, keep in mind that everything in airplane design works in a very complex environment. Toe is just one small detail in gear design. Look at the Me109 for example. I'm sure the Germans considered toe when working out the gear design, but wouldn't you bet they had fits with the camber those two tires were carrying? And consider the range of caster those things went through from taxi to rotation. Jeez what a mess. But the camber would have given some very strong "toe in" effect no matter what angle the airplane was. Amazing what real life lets us get away with.